The Plan

THE PLAN

April 7: Arrive in Kangerlussuaq


April 8-9: Aggressive preparation of Coring equipment, camping equipment, GPR.


April 10
:
-Twin Otter (TO): Drill Team to ACT10-A

-Drilling team makes camp and begins drilling 50m.

April 11
: Drilling


April 12: Drilling


April 13
: Disassemble/Pack
April 14
:
-TO: Drill Team from ACT10-A to ACT10-B
-
Camp is made and drilling begins to 50 m


-Jason arrives in Kanger via C-5
April 15
: Drilling


April 16
: Drilling
April 17: Disassemble/Pack
Apr18
:
-TO: Drill Team from ACT10-B to ACT10-C
-Camp is made and drilling begins to 30 m
April 19: Drilling
April 20
: Drilling / Disassemble / Pack
April21
: TO - Drill Team from ACT10-C to Kanger
April 22
: Prepare for traverse
April 23
: Herc Flight into Raven


April 24: Traverse Departs Raven to Saddle Cache -- 100 km


April 25:

-Traverse Departs Saddle Cache to ACT10-C -- 80 km

-Assemble GPS Base Station
April 26: Active GPR - Traverse 
ACT10-C to ACT10-B -- 46 km
April 28: Active GPR - Traverse ACT10-B to ACT10-A -- 50 km
April 29: Active GPR - Traverse to Low Elevation and return
April 30:
-Active GPR - Perpendicular around ACT10-A
-Move to ACT10-B
-Carry empty fuel cache
May 1:
-Active GPR - Perpendicular around ACT10-B
-Move to ACT10-C
-Carry empty fuel cache
May 2:
-Active GPR - Perpendicular around ACT10-C
-Move to ACT10-D
-If possible, carry empty fuel cache
May 3:
-Active GPR - Advance to Saddle
-Disassemble Base station
May 4-5:
-Compaction Study - Hand auger 15 m core, install coffee cans, run GPR grid around site
May 6:
-Active GPR - Resurvey ACT traverse from Saddle to ACT 2
May 7: Return to Raven - inactive GPR
May 12: Herc outflight from Raven
May 13: Organize equipment for return to US.
May 14: Rick and Jason return to US via commercial flight. Evan and Clement chill with the musk ox for ten days.
May 21: Evan and Clement return on Herc flight to NY.